20040103004449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Redlands, CA · January 3, 2004

Date: January 3, 2004 · 12:00 local
Place: Redlands, CA
Airport: Redlands Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5184F
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX04CA086
Reported as: Cessna 172F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 350 total100 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N5184FRegistered now · Cessna 172FS/N 17253124 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna 172F Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On January 3, 2004, about 1200 PST, a Cessna 172F collided with a light post while attempting to go around at Redlands Municipal Airport, Redlands, California. The pilot stated he was attempting a landing at Redlands airport on a windy day and the santa ana winds were reported as 15 knots gusting to 26 knots. He stated that after he landed and was rolling out, the crosswind from the right gusted and forced him off the runway. He said he elected to add power and go around the pattern and attempt another landing. However, after becoming airborne, the aircraft was blown to the south of runway 26 and the left wing contacted the top of a 20 foot light pole bordering the edge of the airport. The collision damaged the wing and aileron. The pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft and elected to return to riverside airport and land without further mishap. The pilot reported no malfunction of the aircraft prior to the accident. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 3, 2004, ABOUT 1200 PST, A CESSNA 172F COLLIDED WITH A LIGHT POST WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GO AROUND AT REDLANDS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT REDLANDS AIRPORT ON A WINDY DAY AND THE SANTA ANA WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 15 KNOTS GUSTING TO 26 KNOTS. HE STATED THAT AFTER HE LANDED AND WAS ROLLING OUT, THE CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT GUSTED AND FORCED HIM OFF THE RUNWAY. HE SAID HE ELECTED TO ADD POWER AND GO AROUND THE PATTERN AND ATTEMPT ANOTHER LANDING. HOWEVER, AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN TO THE SOUTH OF RUNWAY 26 AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE TOP OF A 20 FOOT LIGHT POLE BORDERING THE EDGE OF THE AIRPORT. THE COLLISION DAMAGED THE WING AND AILERON. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO RIVERSIDE AIRPORT AND LAND WITHOUT FURTHER MISHAP. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX04CA086Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRedlands, CAthe pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing gusty crosswind condition, and his failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were a crosswind and wind gusts.Jan 3, 2004 · Substantial damage